[GHC] #8832: Constant-folding regression wrt `clearBit (bit 0) 0 `

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#8832: Constant-folding regression wrt `clearBit (bit 0) 0 `
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        Reporter:  hvr               |                   Owner:  ekmett
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |               Milestone:  7.12.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |                 Version:  7.8.1-rc2
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  Runtime           |               Test Case:
  performance bug                    |  simplCore/should_compile/T8832
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Comment (by ekmett):

 Simon,

 I can talk to Herbert about fixing up `bitBigNat#`, but if the issue is
 that having it at all kills constant folding, it sounds like we'd still
 have a problem.

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